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Hi, I’ve been looking for a cheap, good bare metal option. I missed OVHCloud’s black Friday sale, where I almost picked up a KS-LE-5, which seemed like a perfect fit. I was waiting for their sales department to get back to me and by the time they did, the sale was over and they wouldn’t honor the pr…

I took the recommendation of this subreddit and tried to sign up with KnownHost. Now, I wish that I had never heard of them. Because of the lack of feedback from the page, I had to make several entries and several payment attempts. Inadvertently, I placed two orders when I only meant to place o…

Hey all- I'm a therapist making my practice more official with a website and domain hosting. I was familiar with GoDaddy for both hosting and website design, but am now reading more on how terrible and overpriced they are 😬 1. If I want to transfer to a different domain, is it better to wait and t…

Our Website is approx a year old. A professional agency built it for us. It's on WordPress, they used Elementor Pro, and it's hosted with SiteGround. The site is running great, I think, I want to take over the little, day-to-day changes as cash flow is tight and we would like to try a few things fo…

Hi everyone, I started building websites on WordPress a few months ago and was wondering what tools experts use to work more efficiently. For instance, I’d like to have a library where I can store my code from previous WordPress projects so I can easily copy and paste it into a new project and sa…

Hi everyone, I started building websites on WordPress a few months ago and was wondering what tools experts use to work more efficiently. For instance, I’d like to have a library where I can store my code from previous WordPress projects so I can easily copy and paste it into a new project and sa…

Hi, One of my clients is looking for a low-cost web hosting service for an adult website. They don’t need to host any video files. They only need to host images/thumbnails, and the videos will be embedded from free video-sharing sites. So the main content on the server will be video listings and th…

Hey everyone, I'm a new web developer and I’m building my first proper website. I’ve written my HTML/CSS pages, but now I’m stuck on the next part: **How do I connect my HTML front-end to a database?** I know HTML alone can’t connect directly to a database. I’ve heard about things like Node.js,…

Hey everyone, I'm a new web developer and I’m building my first proper website. I’ve written my HTML/CSS pages, but now I’m stuck on the next part: **How do I connect my HTML front-end to a database?** I know HTML alone can’t connect directly to a database. I’ve heard about things like Node.js,…

Hey everyone, I'm a new web developer and I’m building my first proper website. I’ve written my HTML/CSS pages, but now I’m stuck on the next part: **How do I connect my HTML front-end to a database?** I know HTML alone can’t connect directly to a database. I’ve heard about things like Node.js,…

Client of ours had a record breaking October, clear until Halloween. They said no emails came through from either of their Bluehost hosted websites using Gravity Forms on that day so we started triage trying to figure out the cause. **Here's what we did:** 👉 sent test forms via the live site - …

I’ve been building some personal projects in VS Code and I’d like to deploy them online. I’m looking for recommendations on the top relatively inexpensive solutions to deploy web apps (from GitHub or from Visual Studio Code online) that support Postgres or other SQL databases. Some of my projects r…

I used managed WordPress hosting for years because it felt “safer,” but honestly, after switching to self-hosting on a VPS, I don’t think I’ll ever go back. Here’s why self-hosting has been better for me: * More performance for less money, a cheap VPS on Hetzner/DO easily beats many $30+ managed p…

I used managed WordPress hosting for years because it felt “safer,” but honestly, after switching to self-hosting on a VPS, I don’t think I’ll ever go back. Here’s why self-hosting has been better for me: * More performance for less money, a cheap VPS on Hetzner/DO easily beats many $30+ managed p…

I used managed WordPress hosting for years because it felt “safer,” but honestly, after switching to self-hosting on a VPS, I don’t think I’ll ever go back. Here’s why self-hosting has been better for me: * More performance for less money, a cheap VPS on Hetzner/DO easily beats many $30+ managed p…

**FIXED!!! - After creating a debug.log file, I noticed when updating to PHP8 I was still getting the 500 error and it wasn't being documented in the debug.log.** **Hosting company, Hostgator was very helpful. They were able to find a "wp-config file misconfiguration". They reviewed an error log a…

I have three websites, they are all blogs, however two of them also sell product. I'm currently using Hostgator but already moved one website to [rocket.net](http://rocket.net) which has significantly increased the capacity of the website but it's also really expensive in compare to hostgator. Am I …

Hi, I'm planning to start a website with a few pages to support my new business, and I was wondering if anyone has any recommendations on where to get my domain and hosting from? I'm based in the UK, traffic will be from the UK, and I'm looking at a .co.uk domain. I'm planning to build the website …

I built a Claude Code skill that helps automate WordPress performance code reviews. It scans your theme or plugin code and flags common performance issues, the kind of things that can slow down sites or cause problems at scale. **What the skill does:** * Detects 50+ performance anti-patterns in PH…

Hi all, I work for a small rural town (under 3,000) and we’re considering switching our government website to something else and I was thinking WordPress.org with a reliable hosting plan (like Hostinger Business). I have some basic web design skills and I’m comfortable learning more. Is another host…

I followed everyone's advice on r/wordpress and my domain is now on Greengeeks. Godaddy is still bleeding me dry with hosting though. Please, give me some recommendations so I don't pay Godaddy $300+ per year on hosting my website anymore. Thank you.

Hi r/webhosting I'm looking at moving away from dreamhost (Basic VPS plan) as I don't think it's a great fit for me now (the AI stuff is driving me nuts) and am interested in thoughts on whether Knownhost seems like a better fit. * What is your monthly budget? $10-15 * Where are you/your users loca…

Hi r/webhosting I'm looking at moving away from dreamhost (Basic VPS plan) as I don't think it's a great fit for me now (the AI stuff is driving me nuts) and am interested in thoughts on whether Knownhost seems like a better fit. * What is your monthly budget? $10-15 * Where are you/your users loca…

I've created a website for a client from qatar. It's hosted on hostinger uses the staging domain provided by hostinger. When the client access it from qatar before I finally deploy it with a domain it says its blocked by ISP. May I know the reason this happens. Do note I do not have any pornograph…

A little background: I’ve got 20-30 sites (mostly mine) but looking to add some more clients sites and I’m wanting to get more knowledgeable about how to increase performance of my WP sites and my news clients. What are the most important and most commonly missed ways to speed up sites and improve …

Hi all! I'm looking for reliable hosting for a small WordPress handmade accessories shop. Ideally something with decent customer support because I'll need help moving it. It has to support WooCommerce, not be super slow, include SSL, have backups every few weeks, and around 5 emails included at no e…

Hi all! I'm looking for reliable hosting for a small WordPress handmade accessories shop. Ideally something with decent customer support because I'll need help moving it. It has to support WooCommerce, not be super slow, include SSL, have backups every few weeks, and around 5 emails included at no e…

Hi all! I'm looking for reliable hosting for a small WordPress handmade accessories shop. Ideally something with decent customer support because I'll need help moving it. It has to support WooCommerce, not be super slow, include SSL, have backups every few weeks, and around 5 emails included at no e…

Please forgive the omission of any important details. I have no experience in this. My club's webpage is basically a static set up informational pages that get updated every now and then. The club has been paying a monthly fee for their webhosting but I suggested that there are plenty of free opt…

So, I decided to bail on GD in October. Why? Nightmare hosting experience: way too expensive, proprietary templates, defaulted to my old site randomly. Now I can add auto renewal scam to the list. I cancelled all services weeks ago and thought I was done. But no; this morning I received an email tel…

What is Social Noise?

Social Noise is our real-time feed of what people are publicly saying about web hosting companies across X (Twitter), Reddit, Instagram, TikTok, and other social platforms. We surface genuine user opinions, the good, the bad, and the ugly, so you can see unfiltered feedback before choosing a host.

How do you collect these mentions?

We use automated search tools to monitor social media platforms for posts mentioning hosting companies in our directory. Each mention is classified by sentiment (good, bad, or mixed) and linked back to the original post and the host's profile on Hostlist.

How is sentiment determined?

Each mention is read for its overall meaning, not just for negative or positive keywords, and classified as Good (a positive experience or recommendation, even one that mentions a past problem but concludes satisfied), Bad (a genuine complaint or negative experience), or Mixed/Ugly (a nuanced take with real pros and cons). Posts from a host's own account, and promotional or affiliate copy, are excluded entirely rather than scored.

How often is Social Noise updated?

Social Noise is refreshed daily. We scan for new mentions across all monitored platforms every 24 hours and add them to the feed. The page itself revalidates every 2 minutes to show the latest data.

Can I filter by platform or sentiment?

Yes. Use the filter pills at the top to narrow by platform (X, Instagram, TikTok, Other) or sentiment (Good, Bad, Mixed). Filters can be combined to see, for example, only negative mentions on X.